Just wanted to respond to you're first point about nepotism within unions as being something that very much exists within NYC politics and these folks are also largely speaking republicans (although maybe some of the younger ones would vote for someone like Max Rose). Some of them would also probably describe themselves as Trump democrats where they're a fan of people like Cuomo who has a lot of support from heavy industry and construction unions.
It's important to remember that these can be high paying jobs, netting people 200k a year.
It really needs to be understood that blue collar does not mean you make more or less money than white collar workers anymore. There are a lot of white collar jobs that pay 30k a year and blue collar jobs that pay 100k a year.
Just wanted to respond to you're first point about nepotism within unions as being something that very much exists within NYC politics and these folks are also largely speaking republicans (although maybe some of the younger ones would vote for someone like Max Rose). Some of them would also probably describe themselves as Trump democrats where they're a fan of people like Cuomo who has a lot of support from heavy industry and construction unions.
It's important to remember that these can be high paying jobs, netting people 200k a year.
It really needs to be understood that blue collar does not mean you make more or less money than white collar workers anymore. There are a lot of white collar jobs that pay 30k a year and blue collar jobs that pay 100k a year.